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I am responsible for managing The University of Winnipeg’s Instagram account. Posting a daily campus shot is a fun challenge that has me exercising my creativity and constantly looking for fresh angles that tell the story of the day. I like to think of it as street photography confined to a few city blocks.

At least two tornadoes touched down in western Manitoba on August 8, 2016. The following day I drove through the affected areas and met with residents assessing the damage and cleaning up after the storm. The article accompanying these images ran in The Brandon Sun and was republished in the Winnipeg Free Press.

A sign with a poigniant message hangs on a post near a Waywayseecappo First Nation home that was completely destroyed during Monday’s tornado-producing storm. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)

Debris from a house that was destroyed in Waywayseecappo First Nation is scattered throughout a valley. The house was pushed off its foundation at the top of a hill on Monday during a tornado-producing storm. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)

Sidney Longclaws walks through the debris of a Waywayseecappo First Nation home that was completely destroyed during Monday’s tornado-producing storm. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)

A placcard bearing a family name lies in the mud amongst other household items outside of a Waywayseecappo First Nation home with a damaged roof on Tuesday morning. The home is one of seven on the reserve damaged when a tornado touched down on Monday night. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)

Ty Clearsky, left, and Kobe McKee watch while a neighbour uses a chainsaw to cut a fallen tree on Jason McKee’s property on Tuesday morning. The bush beside McKee’s home was damaged when a tornado touched down in Waywayseecappo First Nation on Monday night. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)

On Tuesday morning, Jason McKee carries items that were scattered throughout his yard in Waywayseecappo after a tornado ripped throug the area on Monday night. In the background, the school bus McKee operates on the reserve lies on its side after being toppled by the storms strong winds. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)

On November 11, 2014 I attended the Remembrance Day Service at Vimy Ridge Memorial Park. It was a cold day but it didn’t hinder the large group of families, veterans and service men and women, who showed up to remember the sacrifices made for our country.

Some veterans wear special vests on Remembrance Day telling the story of when and where they served.

A Second World War Veteran and member of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles gets emotional during the service.

Members of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles stand guard at the Rifles Memorial during the chilly service.

A veteran and his young children walk past members of the Winnipeg Police Service before the service begins.

Young girls pin their poppies to the wreaths laid at the Rifles Memorial after the service.

A member of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles delivers a prayer during the service.

Judy Hemlow was a medic with the Canadian Women’s Army Corp during Canada’s peacekeeping efforts. Hemlow comes to Vimy Ridge Memorial Park with her group of vets every year.

Members of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles are relieved from their post in front of the Rifles Memorial after the service.

In 2014, myself and four other creative communications students created a men’s food publication called Boiler Magazine. I took the following photos for an article I wrote about food & drink pairings. Chef Christopher Little, from Prairie Ink, and bartender Kaitlynd Landry, from Peasant Cookery, came up with the recipes for the spread.

Winnipeg Folk Stories is storytelling project focused on the people who go to the Winnipeg Folk Festival. I designed the site, created the content and took most of the photos, now, most of my work is related to curating user submissions. These photos are from the 2014 Folk Fest.

In October, 2012, I took a trip to Churchill, Manitoba to visit a friend. I stayed in the tiny Northern town for 10 days and fell in love with the people living there and the wild atmosphere. While I only saw a polar bear once (and from a significant distance) their presence was constant — Natural Resource Officers had to scare bears out of town on multiple nights. Spending four days traveling to-and-from Churchill was one of my favourite experiences.